Psalm 54

Contemporary English Version

(For the music leader. Use with stringed instruments. A special psalm that David wrote when the people of Ziph went to Saul and said, “David is hiding here with us.”)

Trusting God in Times of Trouble

¹^(A) Save me, God, by your power
    and prove that I am right.
²Listen to my prayer
    and hear what I say.
³Cruel strangers have attacked
    and want me dead.
Not one of them cares
    about you.

⁴You will help me, Lord God,
    and keep me from falling;
⁵you will punish my enemies
    for their evil deeds.
Be my faithful friend
    and destroy them.

⁶I will bring a gift
and offer a sacrifice
    to you, Lord.
I will praise your name
    because you are good.
⁷You have rescued me
    from all my troubles,
and my own eyes have seen
    my enemies fall.